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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “dewdrops” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

30 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
dewdrops154296(None) 
dewdrop1442811dewdrop_
dendrons1047392dendrons
airdrops1144343airdrops
bewraps14135403bew_raps
decorous1138853decorous
demireps1343993demireps
dendroid1145923dendroid
dendron947653dendro_n
desirous947783desirous
desktops1542463desktops
destroys1236693destroys
develops14145323develops
dewars105117073dewar__s
dewlaps1334663dew_laps
dewools1145593dew_ools
deworms1338033dewor_ms
dextrous1646593dextrous
drops85719503___drops
eardrops1165303eardrops
eyedrops1443163eyedrops
gumdrops1442823gumdrops
hydrops16197413_hydrops
outdrops1136543outdrops
pedros9312183pe_dro_s
redtops1037373re_dtops
rewraps12136563rew_raps
snowdrops1542113snowdrops
sundrops1145823sundrops
teardrops1263293teardrops

Search took 8 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911461620.403443402.0
2DLD Change Limit146162306.58022213.1
3Display Results30300.000 
 (SQL Overall)178691306.98325589.4
 
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